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A lot of Shurmur’s old players and co-workers have found a lot of great things to say about the 52-year-old, who is getting his second chance to become an NFL head coach with the Giants.

Shurmur’s most recent boss, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, is now in need of an offensive coordinator after losing Shurmur, but he was grateful for Shurmur getting another opportunity to become a head coach and hopes his second go-around is successful.

“Pat did a great job,” Zimmer said via Giants.com. “I’m happy for him and his family. It’s another great opportunity. I think he’s going to get an opportunity to work with [new Giants general manager] Dave Gettleman, who is a really good football guy, and we thanked him yesterday for the success that he’s helped us with and we hope he’s successful in the future, except when they play the Vikings.”

Zimmer had initially hired Shurmur to be the Vikings’ tight ends coach, but then promoted him to offensive coordinator when Norv Turner stepped down in the middle of the 2016 season.

One of Shurmur’s long-time co-workers and assistant coaches, Brad Childress, was also extremely high on the Giants’ decision to hire Shurmur as their next head coach because of his ability to handle the stressful environment of New York.

“Pat is a great hire because he’s wired and he’s a flatline guy,” Childress said on Giants.com’s ‘Big Blue Kickoff Live’ Monday. “What I mean by that is he’s never too high and he’s never too low. That’s Pat. He’s going to take it all in stride. He spent those years in Philadelphia, which I think probably thickened his skin a little bit in terms of the media and the fans. He’s always going to be level-headed and I’ve always appreciated that about him. He’s not going to rant and rave and stew. He’s going to figure out what his problem is and go about solving it.”

Childress and Shurmur’s history goes back almost 20 years. Both were assistant coaches under Andy Reid when they were on the Philadelphia Eagles. Then Shurmur hired Childress to be his offensive coordinator when they were with the Cleveland Browns in 2012.

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Childress, who previously worked as Reid’s offensive coordinator and assistant head coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, retired from the NFL this past year, so Childress likely won’t be a candidate to be Shurmur’s offensive coordinator again.

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